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Norval School Will Remain Closed Democracy Is Dead Proclaims Sign At School More than Norval terribly by the residents atrearred out of a boards decision He added that Board of Education the residents had gone as far as meeting Thursday angry and they could democratically dejected some of them There are other measures snouting Communism after that the residents can take in the board voted against a thelawsbutlcant motion to have the village say anymore right now he school reopened said Weve gone as far as we The parent attended the can to have the school re- meeting In hopes of having the opened In the democratic school open when children sense would report for their first day Mr MacFarlane expressed but the majority of the bean his displeasure about one opposed the move trustee Bill who had Hugh MacFarlane chairman attended a public meeting in of the village committee to last Tuesday At that have the school reopened said meeting many of the roubles after the meeting that he was resolved between the two claimed that Mr did not offer any complaints or thoughts Mr didnt say more than three words at the Tuesday meeting and he spoke against us tonight Mr MacFarlane said If he had said some of those things Tuesday then perhaps we could have discussed them Four board members Judy Alexander Doug Wood Dr Helen Howard Lock and Len Crosier voted in favor of opening the school Mr Wood explained that the Tuesday night meeting was helpful to residents and trustees who attended He added that many of the problems from both aides of the argument were settled Many of the trustees did not agree with Mr Wood Edna Robinson said the present board policy Is to close smaller schools I dont think that anyone can quarrel with this idea she sold We have to look at the total area that were serving and by keeping school open we may be depriving some other area of having a new school built Robinson explained that the ministry of education would not allow boards to build schools if rooms were available In other schools She added bat many areas were becoming heavily populated and having a great number of children bused to other areas Trustee Bill who Mr had complained about noted that he was In sympathy with the parents but the sake of the children ant their education he could not support the motion to open toe school See atory on page The Herald Home Newspaper of Hills Second Clan Mill Registered Number THE HERALD THURSDAY SEPTEMBER Return Postage Guaranteed year Copy Price Regional Assessment Return Is Requested GUESS WHO Action Acton Sets Sights On Regional Odor Reaction water haa polluted wells In the the spraying may nue this problem The Action Acton group which was formed only two weeks ago has offered Beard- mores some possible solutions to the problem The main one la the use of alum in the lagoons Regional Coun Carl Township when homes v claims that the Ontario not assessed and taxes were government cannot run lost assessment offices for the They came down right away whole province and the when I threatened to send them regional administration and a bill for the taxes that the finance committee agrees with township lost from the homes him not being on the roles she The committee voted in favor added of a recommendation from The committee agreed with regional solicitor Noel Bates the proposal but decided to that the duties of assessments table another amendment should be returned to the region which concerned dissolving the and not handled by the public utilities commission province IPUC because It is an In a confidential report from necessary burden on the tax- Mr Bates which the com payers mlltee released a number of Mr Bates suggested that the amendments Including the region may be able to assign recommendation were the function of thePUCtooneof suggested for the Act the councils committees and Committee chairman Mac reduce the burden to the tax Anderson noted In releasing payers the Information that any a idea amendments to regional Burlington Mayor George should be public argued against the information and not kept In a recommendation noting that confidential report the flnd During the discussion of the to assessment proposal Coun handle u The of hydro in plained that the province the region Is very complex he over the Its obvious rf that the province can run It lho n in ii a 1 the Job Is too big to t old handle Were simply not In the that the assessment system position right operating is far too asked the successful and as soon as ti councilors If the region Is to Provide better vfee save money or lust build I understand the rational for fl to Colfn Anderson disagreed GEORGETOWN POOL UNDER WAY Halton regional council may be faced with the task of han dllng the problem In Acton with a number of residents who are fighting against the odors from a tannery chairman of the Acton said the group will try to have a presentation of Its brief and a copy of Its petition ready for a regional meeting in the middle of Sep tember Were almoat finished collecting names for the petition and have around TOO he said Well have one more short meeting to finish off the brief which Includes the history of the pollution problem In the town from the tannery Mr added that through the use of documents it can be shown that the first complaint about pollution from the tannery was made in 1930 The tannery Is Beardmore and Co located In the south end of town It Is a of Canada Packers As a matter of fact In 1046 a lagoon filled with the effluent from the tanning process suffered a wall break and the stuff polluted a number of wells in the area Mr continued There has never been a study on the air pollution in town but anything that smells like that cant be very healthy According to an agreement between and the Ontario Ministry of the En vironment the problem of at least one of the major holding pits should be eliminated by 1975 when It Is supposed to be filled in Mr does not believe that the company is working quickly enough CANT FILL HOLE They cant Just fill the hole the effluent still has to go somewhere Mr said Were only four months from 1975 and there is still a lot of work involved to fill the pit He noted that if the group can get the problem of the holding pit remedied then that part of the problem of the offensive odor should be eliminated but other problems with the tan nery still exist One Item which Mr Jeffery pointed out is that the tannery will continue to spray effluent on fields along Highway running south of the town The spraying will go on forever but It not really that bad he explained The major trouble is not the smell but that some of the ground Construction of the new High School has begun The when completed Cement next Wednesday right on ttJ of reKionai thc mnyor swlmmingpoolloeatedat he pool ill be feet by feet will be poured into the forma schedule governmetlhisdSyould Georgetown and District be returned to the regions he n IBB PUC a Regional Chairman Allan w fe rf pu Maaaon pointed out that the POLLUTION SCENE Its own assessment office NEWS IN BRIEF ACTON OPP ARE investigating a broken window in a parked car which happened Sunday morningot the Station Hotel parking lot THE GEORGETOWN HYDRO TRUCK parked on the hydro lot had Its window shattered by thrown rocks Police are in vestigating GEORGETOWN WOMENS dart league is sharpening darts for a All new players or new teams are welcome to attend the first evening AN 1BYEAROLD HAMILTON man Christopher Blellcz is scheduled to appear in court Oct 30 to face charges of theft and possession of drugs Police spokesman said that was charged with theft of a stereo tape deck ARRESTS HAVE BEEN made in connection with the rash of break and enters that have plagued the town within the last few weeks Four boys have been charged with the break in of Knox Presbyterian Church Sacred Heart Church Cedarvale Com Centre Mountainvlew Baptist and the Chrisitian Reformed Church THREE FEDERAL CONTRACTS worth have been awarded to Georgetown firms Meadowglen Skrow Canning Ltd has been awarded a contract for the supply of mushrooms and Varian Associates of Canada Ltd has received two contracts for computer equipment and 10000 for serving Varum made instruments is rapidly coming ton clOHwithplanialmostcompleted in HUlsburgh and will have a parade snowmobile grass racing beef barbecue and the crowning of the potato feat queen and princess The proceeds from the three days will go towards the Community Centre Acton Swimmers Ready For Pool When Actons new swimming pool opens this month there will be about 150 new swimmers ready to enjoy it Thats how many Acton children passed the general water safety tests last Friday at Fairy Lake The water safety program was sponsored by the Halton Hills Recreation Department and dolly In structions were given throughout the summer holidays In three three week Twice a week the children were taken to Georgetown Pool for Red Cross In deep water to allow instructors to see the arm and leg strokes which are difficult to see In lake water During the course the swimmers presented a water safety demonstration before an audience of about persons They demonstrated swimming strokes and skills how to save a drowning person Including reaching assists and mouth to mouth resuscitation canoe demonstrations and general water safety practices The Instructors were Cathy Ashley University of Guelpn student Susan Shoemaker fashion design student at Sheridan College Karen Stuart early childhood education student Sheridan College and Pauline Hcaton a student at Georgetown High High School Insights Return To Herald With classes at Georgetown District High School resuming The Herald will be again featuring High School Insights weekly Those Interested In assisting the new editor Tom Bushey can do so by contacting him at the school Keep Informed read High School Insights The committee agreed to table Its final decision a Two Sides Grapple At Council Hills council would dispose of to Bo per further more detailed report Is was the scene of a verbal cent of solid in should prepared by Mr Bates battle between two sides In the municipal garbage keep Thecommltteealsoagreed to environmental war He said that smallest DON GIVE OP I don think that give up the fight hammering it to get it back send two other proposal to he said We shouldnt give up council this week for decMon the fight at this point These are an extension 4f the representative of the American Can Company after a presentation to council about a new type of solid waste reduction plant on Mayor Anne region boundaries to the south Pollution Probe argued with added that ahe was west corner of Hamilton not very pleased with the work Harbor and the from the assessment office and codification of general Mayor MacArthur related an bylaws by a computer for easy incident in and quick reference Letter Delivery Monday In Acton Acton postal delivery service begins Monday morning An Inauguration ceremony is planned for a m in front of the pust office on Bower Avenue Mayor Tom Hill former Acton mayor Lea Duby Acton citizens and hopefully some band members will be on hand to give the seven new postles an official sendoff as they start their rounds to the points of call in the Acton postal district Please be reminded that if you have not erected a mall box near your front door or had a letter slot installed in your door letter carriers will be unable to leave mall at your address urges postmaster Gordon McKeown This would require you to pick up your mall at the Acton post office On Friday the one female and six letter carriers began their duties at the Acton post office under the direction of Danny MacDonald of London district headquarters whose function Is to sort out letter carrier problems Two young bridegrooms Dan Arblc and Lloyd Smallwood have joined the staff mainly for security They were attracted by the steady days and weekends off now that they are family men Dan will be married this month June was the month of Lloyds wedding They were among the seven chosen out of 40 applicants The others are Margaret a staffer Gerald Stanley Eckstein George Forrest and Rodney McEachern It will be many mi re irs of before ihtv afford one these ho will make capable of handling presentation to the various garbage a day and regional council said that the reach decision about the plant estimated to cost between American Can Is because garbage disposal is we tor developing this unit tlnn then no a you could accuse us of not being serious he said Hilton Hills council did not and claimed that his company Ken Bethune director of was one of the prime polluters resource recovery for John Mitchell a member of the company showed the Georgetown Pollution Probe councillors a slide presentation that the major problem In of the new type of garbage waste garbage is dlspoaal plant which he claimed reduction of the amount of It We hove to get at prime sources of he said We feel that the American and million would handle the deadly aerious about the part of the regional region s garbage problem responsibility and any new The environmentalists at If you knew the amount of developments will be paid for tending the meeting disagreed money we spent and the people by the region arguments Council Aid Asked By Library Board Halton Hills library board councillors with copies of a wants to talk about Its problems but council t problems facing the board willing to listen right now The councillors felt that It V During a the- would be better if he talked to K meeting Tuesday the committee rather than William Boyle of tfi directly to the council Coun SSffSi7 S I lbrarv Roy Booth opposed the motion difficult Items to recycle he prese to the council He noting that the library board Is requested time to discuss a autonomous and not under Another member Rick number of problems facing the council a direction called the garbage board but the majority of It has the right and plant a red herring You council decided to refer the authority to do the things it hope to take our minds off the problem to the nextflnance and feels are necessary he Mid fact that you are one of the personnel meeting This 1b an exercise in futility prime polluters he said The library board Is in a A few of the problems which state of confusion and wed like were listed in the brief Included You produce a throw away Airman a lack of financial statement product then design a unit wny we flad outlining the amount of money which costs millions of dollars to build no that areas can recover thc material In your throw a way a Mr Symmes said I think that for some FALL FAIR TIME One of our major problems Is spent for books or records the addition to the Georgetown petty cash problems directives library were way behind given by the town department schedule for it now heads and the right tospendits Mr Boyle presented the own budget MODEL RAILROADERS Georgetown Model Railroaders spent Labor Day at the Canadian National Exhibition operating the display at the Hobbles and Crafts Building Ken and Dean Beech work at yard end of the layout preparing trains Good Fun And Good Prizes This Is a busy time of the year looking forward to the annual newspaper for both urban and rural event which follows closely interest to residents who look forward to after the plowing match the farmers of the district will the many fall activities in the The directors are making an be the best list ever extra effort this year due to the for cattle and heavy Loat weekend saw the steam Illness of their president horses A copy ia available for show at Milton another grand Robert McMaster and his asking success and following this are position la being ably tilled by the fall fairs of Milton Acton i vlcepreaident Charles number of societies and Brampton Then comes the and clubs have asked for space International Plowing Match Many changes have been tot refreshment stands and the Just south of Georgetown and made in the prize list and some usual large midway be on Georgetown fair climaxing worthwhileprliesofferedin the to entertain young and these events on Oct and numerous classes old mix will be the annual Women will lie fair the flisl cvint being in I In domestic science wiule v f n ignored The local fair been very successful the past number of competitive and appears entertainment and friendly years and most residents are elsewhere in this edition of the competition